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CVE-2008-4311

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-16 Configuration Errors
Publication date:
10/12/2008
Last modified:
23/04/2026

Description

The default configuration of system.conf in D-Bus (aka DBus) before 1.2.6 omits the send_type attribute in certain rules, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions by (1) sending messages, related to send_requested_reply; and possibly (2) receiving messages, related to receive_requested_reply.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.60 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): Physical
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0
4.60
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1.2.4 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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